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1. Write and submit articles to the article directories.
2. Leave comments on other people’s blogs with a backlink to your site.
3. Answer people’s questions on www.answers.yahoo.com.
4. Post in forums and have a link to your site in your signature.
5. Write a press release and submit it to www.PRWeb.com.
6. Advertise your website in the appropriate category [...]

“Engaging traffic” is nothing more than communicating with people who can view some sort of information or communication from you, usually using an existing third party online platform.
If you have ever:

Made a post or reply on a public discussion forum
Have a MySpace page
Asked a question or provided an answer on Yahoo Answers
Used a public chat [...]